Ashlea and I talk more about what it can look like to ‘simplify to amplify’ in all aspects of our life. Growing up in a generation that’s big on ‘quitters don’t win, and winners don’t quit’, we think that chasing (and achieving) the next big thing will FINALLY make us feel like we’re enough, and prove our worth. Unfortunately, this is why soooo many of us are frazzled, overwhelmed, and pretty much drowning in the day to day. Instead of trying to do ALL.THE.THINGS, what if we chose to focus on one specific thing that we were lit up about, and actually made sense in our current season of life?

Ashlea Stricker is a farm wife, mom of 3 boys, and hairstylist living in a rural town in central Iowa. When she’s not chasing her boys or helping out on the farm, you can find her reading her favorite book, or watching Gilmore Girls (with a coffee in hand, and of course, avoiding laundry at all costs). Ashlea is a big dreamer and she loves cheering others on - she is a self-proclaimed cheerleader and your biggest hype girl!

In this episode, we cover:

• What Ashlea’s journey of ‘simplifying’ has looked like
• Why so many of us are frazzled, overwhelmed, and exhausted all the time
• Prioritizing one main thing, instead of thinking you need to be doing #allthethings
• Digging deep into the ‘mental weight’ that you’re holding onto regarding expectations and limiting beliefs + how to shift to more empowering thoughts
• Showing others that it’s actually okay to QUIT something when it’s just not the best fit for you anymore
• Adjusting our level of expectation for the season of life we’re in + letting go of the ‘perfectionism’ tendencies that plague so many of us
• Focusing on what you truly want in the season of life you’re in + giving yourself permission to grow and evolve along the way

Resources & Links:

• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• EVOLVE Developing Entrepreneur Mastermind
• EVOLVE Scaling Entrepreneur Mastermind
• Get your Monthly Mileage Tracker here

• Learn more about my speaking
• Get your YouDoYou32 tracker! (82’s little sister!)
• Get your #YouDoYou82 tracker and join the Facebook community!
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

Connect with Ashlea:

• Follow on Instagram @simply.ashlea

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Find the complete show notes here: https://www.emilyreuschel.com/094-simplify-to-amplify-with-ashlea-strickler

Jena Ochsner and I are talking more about pursuing alternative healthcare for your family, and why it’s not a bad thing to ‘go against the grain’ in this way. Jena has healed herself from the inside out. She’s passionate about living a healthier, ‘crunchy’ lifestyle, and she continues advocating for herself and her family. You can find hope for healing, and get to a place of thriving and flourishing in your everyday life!

In this episode we will cover:

• Jena’s wild story of dealing with debilitating headaches & migraines for years with no clear answers from western medicine, to eventually finding functional medicine support and reclaiming her health
• What MTHFR is + how eliminating folic acid and artificial dyes have greatly impacted Jena’s health
• Knowing there are benefits to western medicine (and it IS needed), while also wishing western and functional medicine could work together to truly support people
• The ‘golden handcuffs’ that is health insurance + other insurance options that can still work for you and your family
• Really evaluating how certain foods and drinks make your body feel (gluten, dairy, alcohol, etc.), and the dramatic perspective shift that comes from doing so
• Choosing to invest in your health now, because you’ll either pay for your wellness or pay for your sickness
• How living a healthier, ‘crunchy’ lifestyle can still exist with current farming and ag practices

Resources & Links:

• Jena’s health story shared on her podcast, Beyond the Crops
• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• EVOLVE Developing Entrepreneur Mastermind
• EVOLVE Scaling Entrepreneur Mastermind
• Get your Monthly Mileage Tracker here

• Learn more about my speaking
• Get your YouDoYou32 tracker! (82’s little sister!)
• Get your #YouDoYou82 tracker and join the Facebook community!
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

Connect with Jena:

• Follow on Instagram
• Check out her website
• Check out Jena’s Podcast: Beyond the Crops

Connect with Emily:

• Follow on Instagram and Facebook
• Join my email list
• Check out my website
• Connect with on LinkedIn

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Find the complete show notes here: https://www.emilyreuschel.com/093-from-frustration-to-function-seeking-alternative-healthcare-to-feel-your-best-with-jena-ochsner

In today’s episode, I want to talk about why it’s SO hard to ask for help, and even more, why you should be doing so. Women (and especially moms) are praised for being helpers, and putting everyone else first, while their needs are constantly pushed on the backburner. I mean...I myself am a thirty-something millennial mom living rural, who also was ingrained with the high-achieving, ‘do it all’ mentality for most of my life. Yeah...you could say it felt pretty unnatural for me to ask for help with my kids, house, etc., at first!

I know it’s SO hard to ask for help, but at the end of the day, YOU are in charge of building a beautiful life that lights you up. Sometimes that means being vulnerable, and allowing your loved ones to support you where you need it, so you can flourish in this life!

In this episode, we cover:

• How your micro experiences from childhood shaped you, and what it looks like to bring them into adulthood
• Why the communication piece is VITAL in helping you not feel like a burden + finding self-awareness around what you really need
• Getting to the place of understanding you can’t (nor do you want) to do it ALL, and being totally okay with that
• Effectively tackling the conversation surrounding household division of labor + letting things go, even if they aren’t done ‘exactly’ the way you would do them
• Accepting the fact that other people are going to do things differently than you, but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing

Resources & Links:

• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Join one of my Masterminds!
• Get your Monthly Mileage Tracker here

• Learn more about my speaking
• Get your YouDoYou32 tracker! (82’s little sister!)
• Get your #YouDoYou82 tracker and join the Facebook community!
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

Connect with Emily:

• Follow on Instagram and Facebook
• Join my email list
• Check out my website
• Connect with on LinkedIn

Be sure to hit subscribe so you never miss the latest episode!

Find the complete show notes here: https://www.emilyreuschel.com/092-why-its-so-hard-to-ask-for-help-and-why-you-should